Sailboat Got Run Out Of New York Parade...

There’s an old saying among sailors: the wind doesn’t care about your politics. Neither does the ocean. Neither does the tide. Neither does the guy on the dock who forgot to tighten his fuel cap and is now wearing half his bilge water as cologne. But apparently, a parade does. During New York Harbor’s grand Sail4th 250 celebration, the old sloop  Clearwater found herself booted from the parade of tall ships. Not because she dragged anchor through the...

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Sailboat Got Run Out Of New York Parade For Having Opinion

There’s an old saying among sailors: the wind doesn’t care about your politics. Neither does the ocean. Neither does the tide. Neither does the guy on the dock who forgot to tighten his fuel cap and is now wearing half...

Max Prop, Don’t Leave The Dock Without It!

Every sailor has a list of things they wish they'd done sooner. For some it's installing a windlass before their shoulders gave out. For others it's finally buying decent ground tackle. And for a whole lot of cruising sailors,...